'''BTTV''' is a kernel module device driver used to support a set of TV tuner cards using the '''Brooktree''' chipset. This page contains key values to properly load bttv module in your system based on the model card you have.

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== Brook Tree ==

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Brook Tree is the manufacturer of the bttv set of video capture chipsets. Many of these cards also provide audio capabilities supported by the [[btaudio]] drivers. These cards are software driven components in that they rely on the computer processor to handle much of the load, unlike the [[Hauppauge Pvr250|Haupauge PVR series]] of hardware encoders. As a result, a processor closer to 1Ghz is needed to capture using one of these cards, especially for Live TV viewing since that involves both encoding and decoding at the same time.

Revision as of 06:40, 18 January 2006

BTTV is a kernel module device driver used to support a set of TV tuner cards using the Brooktree chipset. This page contains key values to properly load bttv module in your system based on the model card you have.

Brook Tree

Brook Tree is the manufacturer of the bttv set of video capture chipsets. Many of these cards also provide audio capabilities supported by the btaudio drivers. These cards are software driven components in that they rely on the computer processor to handle much of the load, unlike the Haupauge PVR series of hardware encoders. As a result, a processor closer to 1Ghz is needed to capture using one of these cards, especially for Live TV viewing since that involves both encoding and decoding at the same time.

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BTTV Module Parameters

Do you have very poor color, very low volume and or channels off by one or more channels? Check that the bttv module is correctly auto detecting your card and tuner type.
At a command promt type dmesg, the lines you are looking for look like